After her son had his throat slit by Carlos Fuentes she came to the hospital where he was staying and met Detective Debra Morgan and Sergeant Angel Batista. Debra tried to talk to her but Elena hugged her before she could get a word in edgewise showing she did not blame her for her son's injuries.

Afterwards she helped encourage Jandro to tell them everything he knew about the brothers. The information she and Jandro provide eventually lead Miami Metro Homicide to Club Mayan.